The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-21
STATE NEWS.

Clear Water Harbor Times: Mr. Gray, The
general supervisor Of the line of the Orange Belt
from Tarpou 10 b. Petersburg, reports that the
work Is progressing most favorably all alsng the
line. Mr.. Visage the contractor, keeps things
moving, Just having returned from jacksonville
with another force Of graders; we notice that he
brought down LOT OF new tools last Monday.
Jasper Times: You would have to go some
distance before yoa would find nicer peaches
than were brought in one day this week from
orchards in the Hat woods Of our county. They
were large, juicy and free from worms. -" IN
Gle Peter" the old colored fiddler who Is some.
what "of in his upper story, took in Jasper
again In his wanderings this week The old
fellow was as agreeable as ever, and was so load
that he looked like q watch tnkers shop win
dow struck by lightning. Peter can take tune
and twist il into more shapes than any man
alive.
-Crawfordville Times. Hon. D. s. Walker.
State Senator from Leon, accompanied by Ma
jor Gruelle and Mr.. F. NJ. Miller, of the Gaines.
vile, Tallahassee and Western Railroad, visited
Newport few days ago. Major G. speaks OF
running branch road TO this place. Every in
duccment was offered him by the property own
ers here that a railroad man could ask for.
Hon. II. G. Rippey, of Tallahassee. is spending
awhile in our little town trying the sulphur wa
Ter Of our famous springs; also Mr.. and Mrs
ford came down from the Capital City last week
She Is stopping with her sister, Mrs w. w.
Walker, on Tallahassee street
-Leesburg Commercial At a preliminary
meeting of the County Commissioners OF Lake
county, held at Tavares on Monday. several bal
lots were taken on the location of the temporary
county seat. The last ballot stood, we are in
formed, Leesburg 2. Altoona 1, Eustis l and
Tavares l. The Commissioners will meet in
Leesburg on the Goth instant, for the purpose of
settling the temporary county site question.
The Leesburg Rifles were on parade last Friday
They are q handsome body of men in their
bright, new uniforms and give promise OF being
the best drilled company in the State. Captain d.
NJ. Hopson takes honest pride in his company
and Is very attentive and active officer.
Lake City Reporter :: Less than seven months
ago the first move was made toward the establish
meHt of a cigar factory in Lake City. Now ii
has two, with every probability of another with
in two months. From reliable sources the Re
porter learns that the acreage planted in provis-
ion crops is larger this year than for long time
past and as rule few debts have been made by
the farmers. Everything indicates a more salts
factory state OF affairs than for the past ten years
From one of our old friends who was in
town this week we learn that the crops around
Providence are splendid. Corn is selling at fifty
cents bushel; there is plenty of last years crop
left over and this years crop cannot be surpassed
in quality and quantity.
Pensacola Alliance Gazette With the very
good sized fleet in our bay and the arrival Of
long delayed timber and lumber, our business
men hope for reaction in business and a more
liberal circulation of money at an early day..
Figs and peaches are now plentiful and cheap
and we have seen some fine home grown apples
selling from the wagons on the streets. If we
can't raise oranges and bananas in paying guam
titles We certainly can other kinds of fruits -.
The street car company has ordered its new cars
and they will be here In the course of a few days
The West End extension of the street railroad
will also be completed ere long, bringing Bayou
Chico IN close connection with the city and put
ting much valuable suburban property on the
market
Quincy Herald The recent rains have
somewhat injured the lower leaves of tobacco
An oak tree in Judge Whites yard, near the
Methodist Church, was barked considerably last
week by stroke OF lightning Mr.. Wilks
came very near being struck by lightning last
week. The electric fluid melted some of his
Tools IN his shop and shivered post of the
south door, within few feet of where he was
reclining on bench......The mention of the
award of beautiful book to Master Robert
Glbbes as prize for manly behavior and faithful
department, as pupil of the Quincy Academy,
Tor the last session, was omitted in the general
distribution. In this talented boy are to be seen
the distinguishing features Of character that will
illustrate his manhood.
waldo Adcertiser. The travel over all the
Divisions OF the F. r. & N. is quite heavy and
Presbyterian church in this place will be ded-
Gated week from next Sabbath, July oath
me sermon will be preached by Rev. James
Mitchell, the former pastor. E. Baron de Lutti-
chau IS shipping large quantities OF grapes. AS
he cultivates only the most excellent varieties,
ms grapes are very popular in the markets and
bring hne prices. Hon. w. NJ Bitch was in
The city Tuesday, fresh and lively as boy. Mr..
blitch is one of the representatives Of Alachua
county In the late Legislature who won very
enViaole reputation. BY his fidelity and zeal his
honesty of purpose and attention to duty he ION
The confidence of his constituents
-Fernandina Mirror At last Fernandina
has an ariesian well, which demonstrates that
pure and good water can be obtained by driving
wells in thecity. The well at the creosOte works
Is pronounced satisfactory to all parties. A six
inch pipe discharges an immense volume of wa
Ter under such pressure as it now has. The wa
ter has the usual taste Of artersian waters
throughout the State, and no one expected that
Il would be otherwise. The Jacksonville
Times Union was sold Wednesday last to a stock
company for 100000. Two of the purchasers
are said 10 be New York men of prominence.
6ut majority are residents of Florida. Mr.
Charles II. Jones was elected president of the
company; F. w; Hoyt, of this city, ce-presi-
dent; Geo. w. Jones, treasurer and business
manager. The policy of the paper will not be
changed, the Messrs. Jones still owning con-
trolling interest.
Seville Independent Mr.. C. A. Choate, edi-
Tor oil the Independenf, on Thursday removed his
household effects from Col. Mann's cottage.
where be has been living since the arrival of hi,
family in February, and where his little daughter
died, 10 the residence of Dr. L. A. Bradfeld.
his family will leave In few DAYS for La
orange, Ca, Mrs. Choates former home, to
spend the remainder of the summer Eight
cases OF fever, similar To that which proved fatal
10 the case OF his little GIRL have occurred in the
immediate neighbOrhood of his late residence,
Dut none others have proven fatal Mr. and
Mrs Rentz, whose little child has been i'll for
some time, left on Thursday for South Carolina
No other locality in Seville has been al all un-
healthy this season. 1t seems certain that the
lack OF wholesome water and proper sewerage
facilities, together with the existence in the
streets adjacent of large quantities of decaying
logs, ETC., were the causes of sickness in the To-
cality named.
-DeFuniak Springs Critic: Mr. James E.
Bowers and his bondsmen will settle the amount
OF money stolen from the treasury last April.
we said all the time that these gentlemen were
TOO honorable to allow the county to suffer-
Their action is nothing more than we expected.
Let the chronic growler and the man who pays
little or no taxes rage and say that the poor
tax payer will suffer. Mr. F. s. Selby, pro-
prietor OF our fruit evaporation works, show ed US
Saturday morning, fish which he had evapo-
rated by some process not fully revealed. The
full process we cannot give, but one thing is Ger.
tain, and that Is the FISH came out perfectly dry,
and retained oil of its flavor, at the expiration
OF three and one,quarter hours This discovery
a.